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Regulation 9 Category B—tank washing in Special Areas

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Where a Category B substance is unloaded at a port in a Special Area, every tank from which such substance has been unloaded shall be pre-washed and the resulting tank washings shall be discharged into a reception facility at the port of unloading unless—

(a)

unloading was carried out as required by regulation 7 or to the satisfaction of a Marpol surveyor, and

(b)

the substance is not a high residue substance, and

(c)

the residues are to be retained on board for discharge outside a Special Area.